Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Grand Valley State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 14% at U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Grand Valley State has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's yield is 6 pts higher than Grand Valley State's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Grand Valley State is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Grand Valley State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Wisconsin-Whitewater (29% vs. 25%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Wisconsin-Whitewater has 3 pts more first-gen students than Grand Valley State (30% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Grand Valley State admits 83%, U. Wisconsin-Whitewater 86%; U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Grand Valley State83%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater86%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grand Valley StateAccessible
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Grand Valley State
940–1190
U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grand Valley StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Grand Valley State is twice U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grand Valley State18.9K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater9.4K
Pell Grant share
Grand Valley State29%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater25%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Grand Valley State, and Finance at U. Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Students per faculty member
Grand Valley State15 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grand Valley StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse7%
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterFinance, General11%

What each costs

U. Wisconsin-Whitewater costs about $1.1K less a year than Grand Valley State on average; Grand Valley State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grand Valley State$19.5K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater$18.4K
Aid generosity
Grand Valley State34%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater14%

What each pays off

Grand Valley State's former students earn more, a median $56.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grand Valley State$56.1K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater$55.4K
Graduation rate
Grand Valley State66%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-Whitewater got less selective while Grand Valley State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grand Valley StateGrowing+60%
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterGrowing+74%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why